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Why must Chinese maps be obfuscated?
According to this answer on Travel.SE, the Chinese National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping requires that published maps of China must include a certain deviation between the map and the real world.
In the comments, the answerer says that although…
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Why are U.S. territories not allowed to vote in U.S. presidential elections?
Why cannot residents from United States territories such as the CNMI, Guam, and Puerto Rico vote in general elections? (They can, however, participate in presidential primaries.) It seems unconstitutional because residents from these places are also…
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Why do ex-government employees have security clearances?
The recent headlines regarding the current administration revocation of clearances, prompts the question. I would like to understand why this group of ex-government personnel (not the line-level personnel) has clearances and how the stakeholders…
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What significance could the information in Donald Trump's tax return have to his campaign?
I watched the debate, and I'm wondering what is going on with Donald Trump's tax return.
I heard Hillary say the deal is either he's (1) less wealthy than he claims to be, (2) not making the charitable contributions he claims to, or (3) not paying…
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"Terrorism has no religion." Why don't Moderate Muslims restrain their Radical counterparts?
There is a perspective, pretty popular in both mid-East and Western worlds, which says that the majority of Muslims do not share the radical views
Provided this is true, why don't we see calls for peace from Muslim priests and other leaders of the…
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Why has the Israel-Palestine conflict reignited in May 2021?
I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked now (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want.
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Why can't Northern Ireland just have a stay/leave referendum?
In following the ongoing Brexit drama, I notice that the Northern Ireland border represents an important sticking point. In particular, both sides agree that there must not be a hard border. Not being familiar with Irish history, I'm curious why,…
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Why would the government force its population to save for retirement?
Here in Denmark we pretty much have "forced" retirement saving. Almost everybody in regular employment pays about $15 a month plus 12% of their monthly salary into a pension fund. [1]
You can save more on the side, but not less.
Why would a country…
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Why are Weapon Restriction Laws considered Liberal?
Why are Weapon Restriction Laws, such as Gun Control Laws, considered liberal, while a lack of restrictions is considered conservative?
In most cases, it appears that laws and policies which grant personal freedoms and ease restrictions are seen as…
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What specifically did Hillary Clinton say or do, to seem untrustworthy to Americans?
I am not from the US but I keep reading that Hillary is perceived as untrustworthy. I tried looking for the things she actually said or did to earn this image, but I can't find many.
So I'm looking for a list of verifiable things that she actually…
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Have any other US presidents used that tiny table?
I think by now, everyone has seen the pictures of Trump sitting at a tiny table bearing the presidential seal:
I am tempted to ask many things, like who thought that would be a good idea. But my actual question is, given that that table bears a…
Mawg says reinstate Monica
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Why do US police treat using counterfeit money as an emergency?
One thing that surprises me about the George Floyd incident is that the police would treat the passing of a counterfeit $20 in a corner shop as some kind of an emergency.
If someone called the emergency number (999) in Britain with such a report, I…
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Why didn't Thatcher give Hong Kong to Taiwan?
So, back in the 80s, the Prime Minister of the UK, Margaret Thatcher, negotiated the "one country, two systems" agreement with the PRC regarding the return on Hong Kong to Chinese rule, as the treaty that allowed the UK to rule Hong Kong was…
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Instead of a Universal Basic Income program, why not implement a "Universal Basic Needs" program?
Universal Basic Income is the idea that everyone receives some basic income so that poverty and inequality can be prevented, especially in cases of market failures and automation.
Although I like this idea, would it not be better to satisfy…
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Paying people not to vote at all
I have recently heard an idea from a local journalist that even surprised the moderator (greatly simplified):
Pay some amount for people that do NOT vote
Heuristically this should lead to better results because those interesting in taking the money…
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